Sukta 12
Rishi: Atharvanic tradition (often treated as an Atharvan/Angiras-type social charm).
Devata: Sabhā and Samiti (personified), with Prajāpati as genealogical source; Ancestors as witnesses.
Chandas: Mixed/irregular (Atharvanic prose-verse tendency); broadly triṣṭubh-like cadence in parts.
Ye mantra assembly aur council mein success ke liye hai. Prajapati ki do betiyan hain Sabha aur Samiti jo aapas mein mil ke chalti hain. Indra ko bulaya jata hai ki woh council mein humein hissa de. Isme ek special formula hai jo logon ka dhyan aur sahmati humari taraf kheenchta hai. Isse insab mein log aapki baat maan lete hain. Ye mantra protection aur acceptance ke liye bhi hai. Jisse aap assembly mein bina dare apni baat rakh sakte hain.
Mantras
Mantra 1
राष्ट्रसभा। स॒भा च॑ मा॒ समि॑तिश्चावतां प्र॒जाप॑तेर्दुहि॒तरौ॑ संविदा॒ने। येना॑ सं॒गच्छा॒ उप॑ मा॒ स शि॑क्षा॒च्चारु॑ वदानि पितरः॒ संग॑तेषु
Sabha aur samiti, dono Prajapati ki betiyan hain. Dono mujhe apna dost bana lein aur bacha lein. Log kaise mere paas aate hain aur mujhse milte hain, woh main jaanu. Isse main samajhu aur logon ke beech mein acchi baat karu.
Mantra 2
वि॒द्म ते॑ सभे॒ नाम॑ न॒रिष्टा॒ नाम॒ वा अ॑सि । ये ते॒ के च॑ सभा॒सद॒स्ते मे॑ सन्तु॒ सवा॑चसः
Sabha, tumhara naam hum jaante hain. Tumhara naam Narishta hai. Jo bhi log is mein baithe hain, sab mere saath ek jaisi baat karein. Sab milkar baat karein.
Mantra 3
ए॒षाम॒हं स॒मासी॑नानां॒ वर्चो॑ वि॒ज्ञान॒मा द॑दे । अ॒स्याः सर्व॑स्याः सं॒सदो॒ मामि॑न्द्र भ॒गिनं॑ कृणु
Jo log yahan baithe hain, unki samajh aur chamak mujhe bhi mile. Indra, poori sabha mein mujhe bhi hissa de. Mujhe bhi iske phal mein shamil kar.
Mantra 4
यद् वो॒ मनः॒ परा॑गतं॒ यद् ब॒द्धमि॒ह वे॒ह वा॑ । तद् व॒ आ व॑र्तयामसि॒ मयि॑ वो रमतां॒ मनः॑
Agar tumhara mann kahin aur bhatka hua hai, ya yahin kaid mein phansa hai, woh sab main wapas la deta hoon. Tumhara mann ab mujhmein hi khush rahe, mujhmein hi chain paye.
Frequently Asked Questions
It is used to gain protection and success in an assembly or council—helping the practitioner speak pleasingly, be accepted, and receive a favorable share in the group’s decision.
The hymn treats orderly public deliberation as a sacred social power rooted in cosmic order (Prajāpati). Calling them his daughters emphasizes legitimacy, harmony, and the right functioning of collective decisions.
Not in the provided verses. It functions primarily as a speech-and-attention charm: recitation before entering, while seated, and just before speaking is the main practice.
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